408 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 146 311 service requests, 87 HPD complaints, 62 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 85% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 125. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 20 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2010-05-05. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (6) · Plumbing (5) · Illegal Parking (2) · Rodent (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Snow or Ice (2).
$73,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1854) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | CHESTNUT EQUITIES LLC |
| Head officer | HOWARD LIFSHITZ |
| Managing agent | DSA MANAGEMENT CO. INC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,346,800 | $1,506,060 |
| 2026 | $4,016,000 | $1,807,200 |
| 2027 | $4,819,000 | $2,168,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 33 St — 6 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 34 St / Park Av — M34-SBS M34A-SBS BM5 · 400 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | Lexington Ave & E 36 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
107 East 35 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by DSA MANAGEMENT CO. INC — 21 buildings, 265 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B3 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Maiden Lane | MN | 66 | A |
| 331 East 108 Street | MN | 29 | A |
| 50 Avenue B | MN | 26 | B |
| 324 East 13 Street | MN | 22 | B |
| 210 East 10 Street | MN | 11 | A |
| 412 East 50 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 107 East 35 Street | MN | 10 | C |
| 228 East 10 Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 335 East 10 Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 240 President Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 170 Avenue B | MN | 8 | A |
| 368 Baltic Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 337 East 10 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 174 Avenue B | MN | 8 | A |
| 637 Henry Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 341 East 10 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 339 East 10 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 343 East 10 Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 466 State Street | BK | 3 | D |
| 352 East 50 Street | MN | 3 | D |
| 143 Grand Street | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,100,000 on 2013-12-17 (lender: Modern Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-16 | AL&R $3,575,000 — from CHESTNUT EQUITIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,575,000 | |
| 2015-09-16 | M&CON $3,575,000 — from CHESTNUT EQUITIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,575,000 | |
| 2013-12-17 | AL&R $3,100,000 — from CHESTNUT EQUITIES LLC to MODERN BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,100,000 | |
| 2013-12-17 | Mortgage $3,100,000 — from CHESTNUT EQUITIES LLC to MODERN BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,100,000 | |
| 2013-12-17 | Deed $4,375,000 — from JMHT LLC, LLC to CHESTNUT EQUITIES LLC | $4,375,000 | |
| 2008-10-02 | Deed $4,600,000 — from JUDITH GOLDBERG, TRUSTEE; OSCAR M. LIFSHUTZ GRANTOR TRUST; IRA LIFSHUTZ, TRUSTEE; MARTIN L to JMHT, LLC | $4,600,000 | |
| 2003-11-18 | AL&R $1,610,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVNIGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI to MIRIAM B. LIFSHUTZ AS TRUSTEE; MIRIAM B. LIFSHUTZ REVOCABLE LIVING TRUS; OSCAR M. LIFSHUTZ | $1,610,000 | |
| 2003-11-18 | M&CON $1,610,000 — from MIRIAM B. LIFSHUTZ REVOCABLE LIVING TRUS; MIRIAM B. LIFSHUTZ AS TRUSTEE; OSCAR M. LIFSHUTZ to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVNIGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $1,610,000 | |
| 2001-03-22 | Mortgage $937,500 — from LIFSHUTZ, MIRIAM B.REVOCABLE LIVING TRUS; LIFSHUTZ, MIRIAM B.AS TRUSTEE; LIFSHUTZ, OSCAR M to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $937,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 57 |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 27 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 27 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
Every one of the 408 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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